New federal lawsuit accuses feds, Indiana of human rights abuses in “Speedway Slammer” immigration jail

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Original Load Date Oct. 30, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated Oct. 30, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
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Denial of medication. Beatings. Cells flooded with human waste. Sexual assault. Hundreds of people held in immigration detention at the Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill, Indiana, have suffered these and other abuses, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed by attorneys with mult...